Hamilton, Hugh Brannan (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-August-26

Pilot Officer Hugh Brannan Hamilton RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-December-11

Born: Haywood Lanarkshire Scotland

Parents: Son of James and Janet Hamilton, of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

78 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nemo Non Paratus Nobody unprepared

Base

Breighton

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/89908
Prev: R/182968

Target
Google MapGardening
Final Burial
Google MapBrookwood Military Cemetery
43 E 8
78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). The crew of Halifax aircraft MZ 311 were assigned to mine-laying operations off the west Coast of France when their aircraft crashed four miles north-east of Cheltenham, Gloster at Cleeve Hill. Flight Lieutenant C.M. Howes, F/Os E.E. Freeman, J.A. Glenn, G.W. McCartney, and two of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed.